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Meet Doris Garrido: Production Roaster and QC Assistant at The Crown
Doris Garrido, now entering her fourth year with The Crown, comes from a class of barista hires who joined us to open our doors to the public in January of 2019, and who have each grown into new and exciting roles. A graduate of the 1951 Coffee Company’s training...
Specialty Coffee in Bolivia: The Growth of an Industry
Editor’s note: This article was first published in Roast Magazine’s Sep/Oct 2021 issue, and is reprinted here with permission. Author's note: I remember the first time I talked to Felix Chambi of Cooperativa San Juan. It was a fall afternoon late in 2019; we had been...
2021 Green Coffee Staff Picks for Fall & Winter
Editor's note: A version of this article first ran on the blog in December of 2018. This year, our Sales Associate, Spencer Ford, updated the list and will be updating it throughout the season. Even in the strangest of years in recent memory, there’s at least a little...

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Past Crop Coffees Part 1: Roasting

Past Crop Coffees Part 1: Roasting

INTRODUCTION Every year in late winter and early spring, all US Roasters face a “time” where there are few freshly harvested coffees to refill their stocks. It is a waiting game familiar to everyone in the industry. During this time, many Roasters may wonder, “Did I buy enough coffee to get me...